unfeelingly
Definition
- Adverb:
- In a manner lacking sensitivity or compassion: The word describes an action performed without regard for the emotions or well-being of others.
- In a callous or hard-hearted way: It indicates behavior that is emotionally cold, indifferent, or deliberately harsh.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- He spoke unfeelingly about the recent tragedies, focusing only on statistics.
- The landlord unfeelingly raised the rent, knowing the tenants could barely afford it.
- She unfeelingly discarded the old letters, ignoring their sentimental value.
Advanced Usage
- Used to modify verbs of speech, action, or decision-making: "Unfeelingly" most commonly describes how something is said, done, or decided.
- The verdict was delivered unfeelingly by the judge.
- Often implies a criticism or negative judgment: The adverb typically carries a connotation of disapproval, highlighting a moral or emotional failing in the subject's behavior.
Variants and Related Words
- Unfeeling (Adjective): Lacking kindness or sympathy; hard-hearted.
- His unfeeling remarks hurt everyone in the room.
- Feeling (Noun/Adjective): An emotion or the capacity for emotion; sympathetic.
- She expressed her feelings openly.
Synonyms
- Callously: In a cruel and indifferent way.
- Heartlessly: Without pity or compassion.
- Insensitively: Without awareness or regard for others' feelings.
- Coldly: In an unfriendly or emotionally distant manner.
Antonyms
- Compassionately: With deep sympathy and care for others.
- Kindly: In a gentle, sympathetic, or benevolent way.
- Sensitively: With awareness and consideration for others' feelings.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- Without a shred of feeling: An idiomatic phrase emphasizing a complete lack of empathy, similar in meaning to acting "unfeelingly."
- He dismissed their pleas without a shred of feeling.
- In cold blood: An idiom for acting deliberately and without emotion, often used for violent acts but sharing the core idea of a lack of feeling.
- The crime was committed in cold blood.
Adverb
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in a callous way
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he callously exploited their feelings
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without compassionate feelings
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unfeelingly, she required her maid to work on Christmas Day
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